With a history stretching back to 1885, Maddocks is one of Australia’s largest independent law firms with more than 90 partners and 600 lawyers and support staff across offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. The firm has particular sector expertise in the areas of consumer markets, education, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, property development, technology and government.
With almost 40 partners and lawyers, the firm’s Employment Safety & People team assists private and government sector clients in the areas of Maddocks’ sector focus, and also in industries including financial services, insurance, professional services, telecommunications, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, power and mining. The team works on the full range of employment, discrimination, industrial relations and work health and safety issues, providing advice, transactional support, investigation (both internal and external) support, and representation in litigation in both tribunals and courts.